Hold (song)

"Hold" is a song by Australian singer songwriter, Vera Blue. This was her first single under the name Vera Blue, as she'd previously released songs under her birth name, Celia Pavey. "Hold" was released on 18 September 2015 and peaked at number 62 on the Australian ARIA Chart in March 2016[1] and at number 5 on the US Spotify viral top 50 chart.[2]

"Hold"
Single by Vera Blue
from the album Fingertips
Released18 September 2015
Recorded2015
GenreAlternative music, pop
Length4:08
LabelUniversal Music Australia
Songwriter(s)Celia Pavey, Andrew Macken, Thomas Macken, Helen Croome
Producer(s)Andy Mak
Vera Blue singles chronology
"Red"
(2014)		 "Hold"
(2015)		 "Settle"
(2016)
Music video
"Hold" on YouTube

Upon release, Vera Blue said; “This song is about finding someone who pulls you out of a dark place. It’s about when you’ve opened your heart so many times to people and you finally find that person who is there to protect you, to look after you, even when you’ve hurt them and they’ve hurt you. You never give up on them.” [3]

A black and white music video was released on 19 November 2015 to promote the single. It was directed by Pete Foley & Laura Nagy.[4]

The single was certified gold in 2017 and platinum in 2018.

Track listing
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Hold"4:08
Remix digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Hold (Black Vanilla remix)"4:29

Charts
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 62

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Platinum 70,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history
Region Date Edition Format(s) Label
Australia[7] 18 September 2015 Standard Digital download Universal Music Australia
26 February 2016[8] Black Vanilla Remix
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References
  1. Ryan, Gavin (9 April 2016). "ARIA Singles: Lukas Graham '7 Years' No 1 for Eighth Week". Noise11. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  2. "New Find - Vera Blue "Settle"". Mike Wass. Idolator. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  3. "VERA BLUE – 'HOLD'". November 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  4. "Vera Blue - Hold". YouTube. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  5. Ryan, Gavin (9 April 2016). "ARIA Singles: Lukas Graham '7 Years' No 1 for Eighth Week". Noise11. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  6. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  7. "Hold (single) by Vera Blue". Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  8. "Hold Remix (single) by Vera Blue". Retrieved 25 July 2016.
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